abandoned travel blog

Thanks to the huge roof-to-floor windows all around the perimeter, Beijing airport is the best airport for plane watching. Thanks to Norman Foster)

Continue reading my essay that I just published on Medium: https://medium.com/@stasaki/a-travel-guide-in-your-wallet-342a3d020b7#.cq0898dyg

River and lake names are nicely wave-underlined on the Lithuanian road signs .

There are many brick buildings in Baltimore, Maryland, US. And many of them are painted. It gives the city special DIY feel.

Copenhagen is famous for its biking culture. Hundreds of people ride bikes daily, even in winter. Hundreds of bikes are parked everywhere, often in messy piles. This disorderly parking make the city look less organised than it actually is.

The open air sculptures at the Greek island of Lesvos are not less masterfully done than sculptures which we usually see in museums. 

The pressed cars at Mytilene port, Lesvos, Greece

The sharp colour line divides this building into two parts: one is renovated, another one is abandoned and, apparently, uninhabited. Mytilene, Lesbos island, Greece. 

In ΜΟΥΣΙΚΟ cafe  (Mytilene, Lesvos island, Greece) the bill was given to us in the peg. We returned the bill with money attached in the same way. 

Turkish flag, made out of many aluminium round plates. Ayvalik, Turkey.

Decorated electricity boxes. The city of Ayvalik, Turkey

Old lamps with modern energy saving bulbs look strange, disharmonious, somewhat cheap.

Two in one: the combination of gas and electric stove.

To prevent people from climbing up, the electricity poles in Ayvalik town, Turkey are equipped with icon spikes. 

Old road sign with dried paint. Ayvalik, Turkey

The ashtray. For eight people sitting around the table.

The handwritten bill in the eatery where X sign stands for two items. Turkey.